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Apple Announces February 2 Launch Date for Vision Pro Headset
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Well if you drive Toyota, then you might be thrifty. You might have to actually think about how much you spend. It is a separate issue from how much money you make, it's more about your net worth probably, but really nobody cares here do they?. Charlie Monger was a bit famous for his thrift. RIP Charlie. Warren Buffet said that people who are flying private jets are NOT bankrupting themselves by spending $75K for a flight
PS - Your neighborhoood seems loaded with people spending more than they can afford
Americans are notorious for poor cash management. If users need to pollute a forum with negative ninny jive talk - I can play along too.
We’re talking about the UK mate.Well if you drive Toyota, then you might be thrifty. You might have to actually think about how much you spend. It is a separate issue from how much money you make, it's more about your net worth probably, but really nobody cares here do they?. Charlie Monger was a bit famous for his thrift. RIP Charlie. Warren Buffet said that people who are flying private jets are NOT bankrupting themselves by spending $75K for a flight
PS - Your neighborhoood seems loaded with people spending more than they can afford
I will stick with conventional wisdom here, and hearken back to the days of old, to remind everyone that not only does no one want or need more than 640Kb RAM, but no one wants or needs these goggles.
For those admirable souls that have the means to acquire first generation units at the outset, I hesitate to declare you VR-addicted incels, but you’re well on your way to celibacy as it’s unlikely this device will improve intimacy with your partner (Disclaimer: Not taking into account enterprising companies offering his/her/they/them adult-oriented add-ons).
For those admirable souls that have the means to acquire first generation units at the outset, I hesitate to declare you VR-addicted incels, but you’re well on your way to celibacy as it’s unlikely this device will improve intimacy with your partner (Disclaimer: Not taking into account enterprising companies offering his/her/they/them adult-oriented add-ons).
Well, the bicycle hooligans on Reddit love to misspell words. Bike become bice. Trek becomes tr*k. Anyone not willing to lay down top dollar for equipment is a member of the “pours”.
I have a two vr headsets one for pc and one for my ps5. And they almost never get used. Even though theyre fun. I have my doubts this will go mainstream. I'm really into games but putting on a helmet everytime is just to cumbersome. Think this would be used in the same fashion, i will use it for a full week, superfun. Then it's just going to be on the shelf collecting dust.
I think bifocals apply to the real world where your eyes are focusing on near or far objects. I think the headset screen would be just one focal length so bifocals wouldn't be needed.
Are you really suggesting that this Beyond eye tracking hack has been vetted and overwhelmingly approved by the VR community? The comment at 2:45 to "be very careful" choosing parts because "the wrong kind of emitter, the wrong power setting can really cause damage to your eyes" is more than a little concerning.
I also don't think Apple Vision Pro users want to have to set up Valve Index Base Stations wherever they want to use their AVP, but those are required with the Vive tracking method that the Bigscreen Beyond uses.
Love to try it out.. but at 3500, it'll be a hard sell to mainstream consumers. This isn't gonna move the stock price.
Not at all. My original response was to:
Apple Announces February 2 Launch Date for Vision Pro Headset
I would disagree. 127grams for Bigscreen Beyond. https://store.bigscreenvr.com/products/bigscreen-beyond
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The Beyond solved the weight issue presented within the context of that post. It certainly has less features, but in this case less is more. Most wearing a VR headset for any period of time will agree the Beyond is simply amazing, even though technically less.
The hack is exactly that, an answer to another's response about missing capabilities. Not recommended, nor needed for my use, but it is there for others with less available mobility.
Completely agree. Base stations are annoying. Moving the cameras off of the device, currently create a much better (lighter) experience, so I am stuck with annoying for extended use capabilities.
The vision pro has already impressed upon the industry what the 'next' evolution of VR can be. As with many things, while a 4 foot long pen can write for far longer, it is not necessarily the best tool.
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Rumors of 80,000 units is disappointing as well. I had originally planned to purchase one, but have now punted. No point in developing something for so few users.
This may be logical and sound financial advice for many, but the ones who choose to exercise that privilege, are only able to do so because of the sacrifice and faith and buy-in of the early adopters.
The iPad 2 and Apple Watch series 2 were good enough for the mass consumer, as was the 3GS. Also, I was very satisfied with the first gen AirPods.
Bottom line - no need to rush to get one on day 1, keep your eyes open and wait for reviews. You will all have your answer soon enough.
It’s 80k units available on launch day, in the US, not in total for the first generation.
I think this design decision was made because external power delivery is expected to be a short term problem. We’ll see. If the M2 was built into the power pack, we would all be complaining that it should simply connect direct to the iPhone, just like the Sony VR2 to the PS5. Seems like a very conscious decision was made to steer away from that model. However, thats not to say there aren’t benefits to your suggestion. I believe there certainly are. They just dont mesh with the long term, um, Apple Vision (tm)?
Weird analogy, but I guess I can see it… the Beyond is sort of like a 4 foot long pen, as it is hardly portable, being anchored by fixed base stations and having no AR passthrough, but can play for longer when it is tethered to a high end GPU with AC power. On the other hand, the Vision Pro is like a 1 lb, normal sized pen… heavier than I would prefer, but functionally portable. Almost like they are completely different tools for different purposes. Assuming either really catch on, I assume there will be further convergence.
Actually, from personal experience, the iPad 1 was very much good enough for the mass consumer.
Just because things improve, doesn’t mean the original product wasn’t good. As a matter of fact, if the original product isn’t good enough, there is often no demand and therefore no follow up product to improve it. Of course, even if a product is good enough, if there is no demand it will fail. I know that I’m personally interested in AVP, but I also liked 3d TV and know a headset requires way more user effort than a pair of 3d glasses, so I think the success of this one depends more on Apple’s definition of success. If they treat it like the Apple Watch, it will probably work out in the long run, but if they expect iPhone like sales any time soon, it will not. Hopefully they have patience for the long game and this doesn’t end up like QuickTime VR… a great product 20 years too early.
Congratulations. After a over decade of lurking here, your comment finally convinced me to create an account for the sole purpose of saying that this, what you said at the bottom, “… it works with only one dominant eye, or no eyes if you happen to not have any” is the single stupidest thing that anyone has ever said on the internet. That’s not even close to what the press release says or even implies with the most liberal interpretation.
“Sure, let me strap this $3k thing to my face with my my zero working eyes because some person on an Apple discussion board said it will work for me” is wonderful advice for those with vision impairments. It’s called the Apple Vision Pro. Vision. You need at least some working form of that for this product to function for you at all.
“It works with… no eyes if you happen to not have any.” I’d love to see the logic behind how that would possibly work.
Congratulations on being you.
Whether or not you can visualize why someone would, it's literally a legal requirement for all Apple OSes including VisionOS to be fully usable if you have accessibility needs like vision impairment. The same features which let it work with extreme impairments make it very usable with moderate physical or cognitive impairments. Macs, iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches, Windows, and Android all have extensive accessibility features which even work for the blind.
So if you would love to know how that works, do some basic Googling instead of creating an account with the sole purpose of being a jerk about accessibility.
PS. Why do you think the blind have less common sense than the sighted?
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